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Bill: Freedom of the Market Act 2410
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fair Capitalism Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2410
Description[?]:
| 'Fascist' reforms aimed at freeing up the market. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Current: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Proposed: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:15:00, May 26, 2007 CET | From |  Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the Freedom of the Market Act 2410 |
| Message | We'd like to see the MLP's opinion on our 'fascist' and 'extremist' policies. |
| Date | 15:59:58, May 26, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Freedom of the Market Act 2410 |
| Message | Well here you go: we like this bill except for Article II. Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented? What is this a communist state? People can't own the ideas they come up with out of their own talents and innovation? Ridiculous and hardly capitalistic. Why should people work hard to develop new ideas when they can't share in the profits? Article II in this bill would stifle creation and take away incentive for making profit for one's technological ideas. Take it out and the MLP would vote for the other two, no problem. |
| Date | 17:44:45, May 26, 2007 CET | From | Party Royale | To | Debating the Freedom of the Market Act 2410 |
| Message | Industrial pollution is not regulated at all? This bill calls for nothing less than the complete destruction of our environment, and should be defeated at once. |
| Date | 18:42:44, May 26, 2007 CET | From | Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the Freedom of the Market Act 2410 |
| Message | Software patents are patents an abstract, fuzzily defined constructs, and as such any patent would either be unenforceable or too broad, stifling innovation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 104 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 496 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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